Decision making in adults with autismThe role of ecological executive dysfunctions

  1. Domingo García-Villamisar 1
  2. Matthias Brand 2
  3. Marina Jodra 1
  1. 1 Asociación Nuevo Horizonte, Madrid, Spain
  2. 2 University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Revista:
Revista de psicopatología y psicología clínica

ISSN: 1136-5420

Año de publicación: 2020

Volumen: 25

Número: 2

Páginas: 91-99

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5944/RPPC.26200 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de psicopatología y psicología clínica

Resumen

El trastorno del espectro del autismo (TEA) se caracteriza por presentar problemas como disfunción ejecutiva y problemas de conducta. Dentro de las funciones ejecutivas (FE) se puede diferenciar el área cálida y el área fría; esta última es la más estudiada, aunque investigaciones recientes apuntan a un déficit primario en las FE cálidas o toma de decisiones en el TEA. En el presente estudio, se analiza la sintomatología que acompaña al TEA que influye en las FE cálidas, o capacidad de toma de decisiones. La población está formada por 31 adultos con discapacidad intelectual y TEA, con una edad mental media de 4.74. Los análisis de regresión múltiple mostraron que la disfunción ejecutiva, más específicamente los mecanismos de inhibición (sistema impulsivo), fue un predictor significativo de la toma de decisiones de los adultos con TEA.

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